Cognizant pays its employees an average of $85,026 a year. Salaries at Cognizant range from an average of $59,361 to $122,248 a year. Cognizant employees with the job title Chief Financial Officer (CFO) make the most with an average annual salary of $277,041, while employees with the title Human Resources (HR) Intern make the least with an average annual salary of $25,170.